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For the 2nd time in my Air Force career, Congress has failed to perform their duties and fund the government. As of 21 Jan 2018, the Republicans have objected to a Democrat motion to continue to pay servicemembers during the

The following is a sponsored post from Medals of America. Heather Lomax is a contributing writer and media relations specialist for Medals of America. She writes for a variety of military blogs and is especially interested in ensuring service members

I received the following email from DFAS (Defense Finance Accounting Service) regarding Combat Zone Tax Exclusion (CZTE) for servicemembers stationed in Turkey: Effective September 19, 2016, unless otherwise specified, all military personnel serving in Turkey east of 33.51 degrees East Longitude

Written by an active duty US Air Force officer, The Intelligent Military Investor (available as a DRM-free PDF or on Amazon Kindle) is a high-impact, to-the-point manual that targets the financial issues facing cadets, midshipman, commissioned officers, enlisted personnel and all branches

After over two years of no deployments, I have a six month deployment to the Middle East coming up in 2017. Deployments are excellent opportunities to lower your expenses, increase your income, and stuff your tax advantaged retirement accounts (TSP and IRAs) full

In the summer of 2015, I attended Squadron Officer School (SOS) at Maxwell AFB, AL. SOS is a five week course on leadership, management, team building, and officer development for Air Force captains. I was on an OCONUS TDY when I was

This is written primarily for the young enlisted fresh out of boot camp or the newly minted officer from the Academies, ROTC, or OTS/OCS. However, much of the advice can be applied to anybody, civilian or military, who is just

One of the most frustrating parts of military or government service is our pay is literally fixed by an act of Congress. If you are the negotiating type or think you are not being properly compensated for your work, there’s no opportunity